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Accident at South Croydon on 24th October 1947

Accident Summary

Accident at South Croydon on 24th October 1947
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Location

South Croydon

Train Operator

Southern Railway

Primary Cause

Signaller error

Secondary Cause

None

Result

Rear collision, derailment

32 fatalities, 183 injured

Accident Investigation Status

This accident has been the subject of a published formal accident investigation, which you will find below.

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view document PDF (0.7Mb download)Report on the Accident that occurred at South Croydon on 24th October 194718th Dec 1947

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